[PATCH v3 5/8] x86/sme: Replace occurrences of sme_active() with cc_platform_has()
Tom Lendacky
thomas.lendacky at amd.com
Tue Sep 21 17:04:58 UTC 2021
On 9/20/21 2:23 PM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 08, 2021 at 05:58:36PM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
>> index 470b20208430..eff4d19f9cb4 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
>> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>> #include <linux/kernel.h>
>> #include <linux/mm.h>
>> #include <linux/mem_encrypt.h>
>> +#include <linux/cc_platform.h>
>>
>> #include <asm/setup.h>
>> #include <asm/sections.h>
>> @@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
>> unsigned long pgtable_area_len;
>> unsigned long decrypted_base;
>>
>> - if (!sme_active())
>> + if (!cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_HOST_MEM_ENCRYPT))
>> return;
>>
>> /*
>
> This change break boot for me (in KVM on Intel host). It only reproduces
> with allyesconfig. More reasonable config works fine, but I didn't try to
> find exact cause in config.
Looks like instrumentation during early boot. I worked with Boris offline
to exclude arch/x86/kernel/cc_platform.c from some of the instrumentation
and that allowed an allyesconfig to boot.
Thanks,
Tom
>
> Convertion to cc_platform_has() in __startup_64() in 8/8 has the same
> effect.
>
> I believe it caused by sme_me_mask access from __startup_64() without
> fixup_pointer() magic. I think __startup_64() requires special treatement
> and we should avoid cc_platform_has() there (or have a special version of
> the helper). Note that only AMD requires these cc_platform_has() to return
> true.
>
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